Texting style quiz › The Dry Texter and the Easy Read
Texting styles, together
The Dry Texter and the Easy Read
One keeps it short. The other keeps it clear and friendly. A friendly text can get less back than it gave.
A free quiz: pick the reply you’d send in 12 everyday moments. About 3 minutes.
Where it works
Both kinds of text say what they mean, so there’s rarely anything to decode.
Where it trips
A short reply can read as cool next to a friendly text. And an easy-going text may not say it noticed, so the difference never gets talked about.
How each can be misread
Dry Texteryep
- Can mean
- Yes.
- Can read as
- Not that interested.
Easy ReadAll good!
- Can mean
- It stung a little.
- Can read as
- All good.
How it can go
Asking to catch up
Easy ReadWant to grab lunch this week?
Dry Textercant
Easy ReadAll good!
Porcupine“cant” may have just been the answer. If it stung, “All good!” won’t show it, so the short reply has no way of knowing.
Why it helps: Check before assuming ›One thing each can try
The Dry Texter
When it’s a no, add one warm word or a question.
cant this week. next week?
Why it helps: Honest and hearable ›The Easy Read
If a short reply matters to you, say so in one plain line.
I’d really like to catch up. Is next week better?
Why it helps: Say what’s underneath ›What’s your texting style?
Pick the reply you’d really send in twelve everyday moments, and see your style, how it lands and one thing to try.
Find your texting styleMore on these styles
- The Dry TexterShort, plain, done.
- The Easy ReadClear, kind, and easy to answer.
Just for fun, not a personality test. It describes how texts read, not who you are. If you’re afraid of how someone might react, put your safety first and talk to someone you trust (Safety first).